National News
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National Childcare Scheme is excluding the children of many vulnerable families in Dublin’s North inner city. Sherlock calls for review.
Labour Party Senator Marie Sherlock has called on Minister for Children, Roderic O’ Gorman to instigate an urgent review of the new National Childcare Scheme (NCS) to ensure it adequately supports all children. Senator Sherlock said: …
Process needs quick resolution to achieve Living Wage for workers
Labour employment spokesperson Senator Marie Sherlock has urged the Tánaiste to set actionable timelines on his process examining the Living Wage in Ireland. Senator Sherlock said: “Work should always pay and the Living Wage is good for …
Major breakthrough for the School for the Deaf, Cabra
HSE commits to retaining and protecting the existing speech and language therapy service. Following a meeting today between Minister Rabbitte, HSE Dublin North City and County, the principal and parents of the School for the Deaf, Cabra …
Exploitation in the Red Meat Sector must end before expansion of employment permit system in Ireland
Responding to the Meat Industry Ireland’s (MII) presentation to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment, committee member and Labour employment spokesperson Senator Marie Sherlock said that there are serious …
Welcome move by Minister Rabbitte on pausing roll out of the HSE’s Disability service reconfiguration
Good news for Holy Family School for the Deaf Cabra, Carmona in Glenageary, St Columba's in Cork and Rosedale, Galway Senator Marie Sherlock this evening welcomed the announcement by Minister for Disability Anne Rabbitte that she has …
Right to Disconnect still needed in law as Code of Practice is guidance
Code of Practice doesn’t provide a legal right to disconnect, just guidance Labour Bill would enshrine legal right to switch off following best practice in other EU States Working from Home (Covid-19) Bill would address the issue of …
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